Skip to content

Search

"payment regulation"

142 articles found

ÖDED Payment and Electronic Money Association

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What Is ÖDED?

ÖDED (Payment and Electronic Money Association) is the only industry association representing the payment and electronic money institutions operating in Türkiye under Law No. 6493.

Illustration representing electronic payment systems

Payment Systems

What are Payment Systems?

Let's talk about payment systems, which we have heard more about since the internet entered our lives, and the basic structures behind them. The first credit card in the world was used in America in the 1920s.

Screenshot of the Official Gazette announcing Law No. 7192 on payment and securities settlement systems

Laws & Regulations

What Is Law No. 7192 and What Does It Include?

Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.

Credit card minimum payment ratio change announced by the BRSA

Credit Card

Change Made to the Credit Card Minimum Payment Ratio

The credit card minimum payment amount lets customers who cannot pay their full debt keep using their cards. In June 2019 the BRSA set the minimum payment at 30 percent for all limits, and kept 40 percent for cards issued within the past year.

TR Karekod national QR code logo for payments in Turkey

Merchant & POS

The Logo of Our National QR Code, TR Karekod, Has Been Announced

In the world of payment systems, there are new developments every day in both accepting payments and payment methods. QR code payments will undoubtedly become more common in the coming days, and we will make payments with QR codes in many places.

Example of a TR Karekod QR code used for payment

Contactless

What is a TR Karekod Transaction?

A TR Karekod transaction is a payment carried out using a QR code generated according to the procedures and principles in the regulation on the generation and use of the TR Karekod in payment services.

FAST TR QR Code payment illustration

Mobile Payments

What Is FAST – TR QR Code?

TR QR Code is the QR code standard defined by the regulation on generating and using TR QR codes in payment services. FAST – TR QR Code refers to the TR QR Code used for payments made through FAST, built on BKM's infrastructure.

Diagram of an e-money institution and the services it can provide under Law No. 6493

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What Is an E-Money Institution? Which Services Can It Provide Under Law No. 6493?

The Law defines e-money as monetary value issued in exchange for funds accepted by the issuer, stored electronically, used for payment transactions and accepted as a payment instrument by persons other than the issuer. This post explains e-money institutions and the services they may provide.

Cover page of the CBRT guide linking payment business models to payment service types

Payment Systems

Guide Linking Payment Business Models to Payment Service Types Published

This Guide links business models frequently encountered in the payments field to the payment services listed in Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions, and aims at uniformity in practice.